Phosphine is considered as an effective substitute to methyl bromide (MB), ozone depleting fumigant which was phased out honouring ‘Montreal Protocol’. Limited field studies are available on phosphine toxicity against storage insects of pulses under different climatic conditions in India. In the present study efficacy investigated laboratory cultured and populations Callosobruchus maculatus by ...

Our understanding of microbiomes, or the collection microorganisms and their genes in a given environment, has been revolutionized by technological computational advances. However, many undergraduate students do not get hands-on experiences with processing, analyzing, interpreting these types datasets. Recent global events have increased need for effective educational activities that can be per...

It has been demonstrated that variant vicilins are the main resistance factor of cowpea seeds (Vigna unguiculata) against attack by the cowpea beetle Callosobruchus maculatus. There is evidence that the toxic properties of these storage proteins may be related to their interaction with glycoproteins and other microvillar membrane constituents along the digestive tract of the larvae. New finding...